(1) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The zone is industrial in character and is best suited for industrial and related uses;(b) The zone is optimally situated for industrial expansion and new industrial investment, and is not intended for residential or retail development;(c) The zone is located in the unincorporated area of Jackson County, Mississippi, and taxpayers within the zone are subject to ad valorem taxation by Jackson County for (i) Jackson County and (ii) the Pascagoula-Gautier Municipal School District;(d) Annexation by a municipality of any portion of the area comprising the zone would serve primarily to generate additional ad valorem tax revenue and would impose an additional layer of ad valorem taxation on taxpayers within the zone without providing commensurate municipal services or benefits; and(e) Any such increased ad valorem tax burden would impair the zone’s competitiveness for economic growth, to the detriment of the zone, its industries, surrounding communities, and the State of Mississippi.
(a) The zone is industrial in character and is best suited for industrial and related uses;
(b) The zone is optimally situated for industrial expansion and new industrial investment, and is not intended for residential or retail development;
(c) The zone is located in the unincorporated area of Jackson County, Mississippi, and taxpayers within the zone are subject to ad valorem taxation by Jackson County for (i) Jackson County and (ii) the Pascagoula-Gautier Municipal School District;
(d) Annexation by a municipality of any portion of the area comprising the zone would serve primarily to generate additional ad valorem tax revenue and would impose an additional layer of ad valorem taxation on taxpayers within the zone without providing commensurate municipal services or benefits; and
(e) Any such increased ad valorem tax burden would impair the zone’s competitiveness for economic growth, to the detriment of the zone, its industries, surrounding communities, and the State of Mississippi.
(2) The Legislature therefore finds a compelling public need to establish the Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone to encourage the expansion of existing industry and to foster future industrial development within the boundaries described in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The boundaries of the zone are described as follows:Commencing at a point at the common corner of Sections 32 and 33 of Township 7 South, Range 5 West and Sections 4 and 5 of Township 8 South Range 5 West, said Point lying on the north Right of Way of Stennis Blvd and said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING;thence run west along the southern line of section 32 of Township 7 South, Range 5 West approximately 1334 ft to the intersection with the existing corporate limits of the City of Pascagoula as recorded In the Matter of the Enlargement and Extension of the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Pascagoula, Jackson County Mississippi, Civil Action No. 99-1175-WM, on July 09, 1999;thence run southerly, westerly and southwesterly along said corporate limits of the City of Pascagoula to the intersection with the eastern line of Section 19 Township 8 South Range 5 West;thence continue south along the east line of Section 19 and west line of section 20 approximately 6469 ft along a southerly extension of the west line of Section 20 Township 8 South Range 5 West to a point in the Mississippi Sound that intersects an easterly extension of the southern boundary of the Pascagoula City Limits as described in In the Matter of the Enlargement and Extension of the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Pascagoula, Jackson County Mississippi, Civil Action No. 99-1175-WM, on July 09, 1999;thence run easterly approximately 13,210 ft to the east line of the West half section 27 Township 8 South Range 5 West;thence run northerly approximately 24,158 ft along the east line of the West half of sections 27, 22, 15, 10, and 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West;thence run westerly approximately 2648 ft along the north line of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northwest corner of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West;thence run northerly approximately 97 ft along the east line of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northeast corner of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West;thence run westerly approximately 5273 ft along the north line of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northwest corner of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West, said point being THE POINT OF BEGINNING.The boundaries of the zone shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the entity charged with economic development responsibilities for Jackson County, Mississippi.
Commencing at a point at the common corner of Sections 32 and 33 of Township 7 South, Range 5 West and Sections 4 and 5 of Township 8 South Range 5 West, said Point lying on the north Right of Way of Stennis Blvd and said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence run west along the southern line of section 32 of Township 7 South, Range 5 West approximately 1334 ft to the intersection with the existing corporate limits of the City of Pascagoula as recorded In the Matter of the Enlargement and Extension of the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Pascagoula, Jackson County Mississippi, Civil Action No. 99-1175-WM, on July 09, 1999;
thence run southerly, westerly and southwesterly along said corporate limits of the City of Pascagoula to the intersection with the eastern line of Section 19 Township 8 South Range 5 West;
thence continue south along the east line of Section 19 and west line of section 20 approximately 6469 ft along a southerly extension of the west line of Section 20 Township 8 South Range 5 West to a point in the Mississippi Sound that intersects an easterly extension of the southern boundary of the Pascagoula City Limits as described in In the Matter of the Enlargement and Extension of the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Pascagoula, Jackson County Mississippi, Civil Action No. 99-1175-WM, on July 09, 1999;
thence run easterly approximately 13,210 ft to the east line of the West half section 27 Township 8 South Range 5 West;
thence run northerly approximately 24,158 ft along the east line of the West half of sections 27, 22, 15, 10, and 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West;
thence run westerly approximately 2648 ft along the north line of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northwest corner of section 3 Township 8 South Range 5 West;
thence run northerly approximately 97 ft along the east line of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northeast corner of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West;
thence run westerly approximately 5273 ft along the north line of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West to the northwest corner of section 4 Township 8 South Range 5 West, said point being THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
The boundaries of the zone shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the entity charged with economic development responsibilities for Jackson County, Mississippi.